Francis as the sheriff of Nottingham and M. A silent film made in America starring Robert Frazer as Robin Hood and Barbara Tennant as Maid Marian. This 30 minute film uses unusual effects and was directed by Etienne Arnaud and the British born Herbert Blanche, with a cast that includes Alec B. The plot is about the outlawed earl ‘going to Sherwood Forest with Maid Marian and gathering his band to fight injustice’.ġ912 Robin Hood. Lawley left the partnership in 1908 leaving it under Stow’s management. By 1906 the company was distributing its own largly fictional films, and during 1906-1914 was one of the seven major film companies in Britain. The company had studios at 16 Lime Road, Croydon and produced largly comic films which were distributed by Gaumont. Lawley, and it marks the first appearance of Robin Hood on the screen. This silent English short film was directed by Percy Stow (1876-1919) for the Clarendon Film Company, which he co-founded, in 1904 with H.V.
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